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Description

"It is not down on any map, true places never are."
- Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
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My entry to *Breathless-dk 's "The 4 Elements" Contest [link]

It is the element of air.
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My Thoughts
I really like this one. I don't usually do theme colors, just I tried it out and really like the impact. The wing blending turned out pretty good, too.
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Process
:bulletbrown: Resize mountain cliff stock
Crop out sky from mountain cliff stock
Add new sky, alter colors of sky
:bulletbrown: Recolor mountain cliff stock
Crop horse, clone out bridle
Crop wings, blend onto horse
:bulletbrown: Blend horse into background, change colors a bit
Paint/smudge mane and tail
Dodge and burn on pegasus
:bulletbrown: Add quote and signature
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Stock
Horse: [link]
Cliff: [link]
Sky: [link]
Wings: [link]
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Layers: around 15
Time: 4-5 hours

Please critique!
All comments and favs are much appreciated.
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Description

"It is not down on any map, true places never are."
- Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
-------------------
My entry to *Breathless-dk 's "The 4 Elements" Contest [link]

It is the element of air.
--------------------
My Thoughts
I really like this one. I don't usually do theme colors, just I tried it out and really like the impact. The wing blending turned out pretty good, too.
-------------------
Process
:bulletbrown: Resize mountain cliff stock
Crop out sky from mountain cliff stock
Add new sky, alter colors of sky
:bulletbrown: Recolor mountain cliff stock
Crop horse, clone out bridle
Crop wings, blend onto horse
:bulletbrown: Blend horse into background, change colors a bit
Paint/smudge mane and tail
Dodge and burn on pegasus
:bulletbrown: Add quote and signature
------------------
Stock
Horse: [link]
Cliff: [link]
Sky: [link]
Wings: [link]
-----------------
Layers: around 15
Time: 4-5 hours

Please critique!
All comments and favs are much appreciated.
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